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An account of Caesar's life and times explores the political, social, and economic problems of Rome and looks at the role played by Caesar in the decline and fall of the Roman Republican governing system.Julius Caesar offers a lively, engaging, and thoroughly up-to-date account of Caesar’s life and times. The book is not just a biography of Caesar, but an historical account and explanation of the decline and fall of the Roman Republican governing system, in which Caesar played a crucial part. To understand Caesar’s life and role, it is necessary to grasp the political, social and economic problems Rome was grappling with, and the deep divisions within Roman society that came from them. Caesar has been seen variously as a mere opportunist, a power-hungry autocrat, an arrogant aristocrat disdaining rivals, a traditional Roman noble politician who stumbled into civil war and autocracy thanks to being misunderstood by his rivals, and even as the ideal man and pattern of all virtues. Abstract: Julius Caesar offers a lively, engaging, and thoroughly up-to-date account of Caesar’s life and times. The book is not just a biography of Caesar, but an historical account and explanation of the

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Author

Billows, Richard A.; Caesar, Julius

Publisher

Routledge

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780203412763

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, History, Biography

Rating

4 / 5 (9 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14